2019–20 in English football explained

Country:England
Season:2019–20
Division1:Premier League
Champions1:Liverpool
Division2:Championship
Champions2:Leeds United
Division3:League One
Champions3:Coventry City
Division4:League Two
Champions4:Swindon Town
Division5:National League
Champions5:Barrow
Domestic:FA Cup
Dchampions:Arsenal
Domestic2:EFL Trophy
Dchampions2:Salford City
Leaguecup:EFL Cup
Lchampions:Manchester City
Supercup:Community Shield
Schampions:Manchester City
Wdivision1:FA Women's Super League
Wchampions1:Chelsea
Wdivision2:FA Women's Championship
Wchampions2:Aston Villa
Wdivision3:FA Women's National League
Wchampions3:not awarded
Wdomestic:Women's FA Cup
Wdchampions:Manchester City
Wleaguecup:FA Women's League Cup
Wlchampions:Chelsea
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21
Flagicon:yes

The 2019–20 season was the 140th season of competitive association football in England.

The season was suspended 13 March 2020[1] [2] due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first time that an entire football season was suspended since the 1939-40 season was abandoned due to the onset of World War II. On 26 March, the season was abandoned in divisions below the National League, with all results being expunged, one relegation and one expulsion taking place.[3]

The Premier League resumed on 17 June[4] and the Championship on 20 June[5] with all matches played behind closed doors.

National teams

England national football team

See main article: England national football team.

Kits

Results and fixtures

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.

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See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A.

England U-21 national football team

See main article: England national under-21 football team.

England U-19 national football team

See main article: England national under-19 football team.

England women's national football team

See main article: England women's national football team.

Results and fixtures

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

See main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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See main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D.

=Knockout stage

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See main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage.

2020 SheBelieves Cup

See main article: 2020 SheBelieves Cup.

FIFA competitions

2019 FIFA Club World Cup

See main article: 2019 FIFA Club World Cup.

Final

See main article: 2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final.

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

Group H

Knockout phase

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Second qualifying round

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Third qualifying round

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Play-off round

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Group stage

Group L

Knockout phase

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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UEFA Super Cup

See main article: 2019 UEFA Super Cup. This was the first Super Cup to feature two English teams.

UEFA Youth League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.

UEFA Champions League Path

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League group stage.

Group H

Domestic Champions Path

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path.

First round

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Second round

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Play-offs

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Knockout phase

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League knockout phase.

Round of 16

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UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 32

Notes

Quarter-finals

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Men's football

LeaguePromoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two
National League

Premier League

Amid uncertainty and calls for the season to be rendered null and void in the midst of the pandemic, the FA voted for both the Premier League and the Championship to finish their respective campaigns – a decision that finally helped Liverpool, after decades of heartbreak, near-misses and rebuilding, to end their long wait and win their first league title since 1990, as well as breaking the record for the earliest top-flight win in history, whilst also extending their unbeaten league run at Anfield to a third successive season and 59 games – despite a succession of dropped points in their remaining games ensuring they would miss out on breaking any of the previously set title-winning records on top of an early exit in the Champions League knockout stage, the Reds won both the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in the first half of the season to mark one of their most successful campaigns since 2001. Finishing second were Manchester City, who had been widely tipped to build on their domestic treble the previous season – however, they endured arguably one of the most disappointing title defences in the club's history, losing ground on Liverpool as early as their second game and suffering a number of unexpected and poor defeats, including home-and-away to both Wolverhampton Wanderers and city rivals Manchester United, a decision ultimately put down to the club's failure to replace departing captain Vincent Kompany and then losing key players Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte to long-term injuries; despite this, City were at least able to earn silverware, winning their fifth League Cup in seven seasons.

In similar circumstances to the previous season, the battle for the remaining top-four spots went down to the final day – and saw Chelsea and Manchester United scrape through at the expense of Leicester City; Chelsea's first season under new head coach and former player Frank Lampard proved largely indifferent, conceding far more goals than all of the top ten, but they managed enough consistency to ensure Champions League football, whilst a largely underwhelming 2020 went against Leicester, who lost a winner-takes-all final day game against United, the Red Devils securing Champions League football despite an inconsistent 2019 – the arrival of midfielder Bruno Fernandes in the winter transfer window helping to reinvigorate the team. An uneven start to the season for Tottenham Hotspur ultimately saw manager Mauricio Pochettino sacked after five-and-a-half years at the helm; whilst the installation of Jose Mourinho helped push the club back up the table and into a late battle to ensure Europa League football for the next campaign, an early exit in the Champions League and poor performances across domestic cup competitions put paid to any hopes of Spurs winning a trophy – with similar performances in the league raising questions about Mourinho's long-term tactics.

Having been tipped to struggle in their first top-flight season since 2007, Sheffield United defied all their critics by recording both a top-ten finish and conceding fewer goals than much of the top half, even staying in the fight for a European spot up until the final game, an effort that gave the Blades and manager Chris Wilder deserved praise. Arsenal endured one of their worst seasons since the inception of the Premier League, with a succession of draws and winless runs across all competitions in the first half of the season extinguishing the Gunners' hopes of winning the league title and costing manager Unai Emery his job; whilst the season's second half proved to be much better under former player and new manager Mikel Arteta, including winning the FA Cup for the fourth time in seven seasons and ensuring Europa League football next season, further dropped points either side of the suspension ensured the London club would only just scrap into the top eight. Southampton endured yet another underwhelming start to the season, including suffering the worst home defeat in the history of the top-flight in late October at the hands of Leicester City – however, strong away form from that point onwards helped pushed the Saints comfortably clear of the drop, with safety ensured following an impressive home win over Manchester City.

At the bottom of the table, Norwich City endured a disastrous return to the Premier League, suffering relegation with three games to go in a torrid season that saw the Canaries hit with an extensive injury crisis and fail to really make much impact both in the transfer window and in the league itself, despite an astonishing victory against Manchester City at Carrow Road early in the campaign; having been bottom but still in with a shout of survival when the season was suspended, they were ultimately undone by losing every single match after the season resumed. The battle to avoid the remaining relegation places proved to be closer than expected, but both Aston Villa – defying the odds in their first season back in the top-flight – and West Ham United survived the drop, at the expense of Watford and Bournemouth, the Hornets ultimately being let down by both an atrocious start to the season with only a solitary win in their opening sixteen games and their sacking of three different managers, with Bournemouth also being let down by a collapse in points and form either side of the season being suspended despite a remarkable victory over Everton on the final day; coincidentally, all three clubs had been promoted in the same season only five years prior, albeit Norwich had gone straight back down the following year.

See main article: 2019–20 Premier League.

Championship

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship. The race for the automatic promotion spots proved competitive, both before the season was suspended and after the decision was made to resume following a vote by the FA. But in the end, Leeds United made up for their play-off semi-final disappointment the previous year and returned to the Premier League for the first time since 2004 in Marcelo Bielsa's second season as manager, the Yorkshire club remaining in the promotion positions all season despite poor January form and ensuring both promotion and the champions' spot before their penultimate game. The battle for second place proved to be just as hotly contested with three teams in the mix in the last round of games, but West Bromwich Albion successfully held off strong runs of form from both Brentford and Fulham to end a two-year absence from the top-flight, giving Slaven Bilić promotion in his first season as head coach. Both London clubs therefore qualified for the play-offs, alongside Welsh clubs Cardiff City and Swansea City, the latter managed to leapfrog Nottingham Forest in the closing minutes of the season on goals scored - Forest being left to rue a six-game winless run, having been all but guaranteed a top-six finish at the start of July; the playoffs were then won by Fulham, making an immediate return to the Premier League while giving Scott Parker a successful first full season in management.

The battle for the play-offs ultimately proved a closer affair, with many teams battling for one spot; among the teams to miss out were Derby County, who overcame a sluggish start to only narrowly miss out on a play-off position, whilst also managing to sign top-flight legend Wayne Rooney in the winter transfer window. Amid yet another poor start to their season, Reading looked poised to endure a third successive relegation battle – however, the unorthodox decision of newly installed Sporting Director Mark Bowen to appoint himself as manager proved to be a successful one as the Royals rocketed away from the bottom and even looked likely to snatch an unlikely play-off position in the closing weeks of the campaign, falling short in the closing games. Newly relegated Huddersfield Town suffered a similarly dreadful start to their campaign and found themselves battling a second consecutive relegation in a row, but the appointment of Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley and several key wins picked up at crucial points ultimately proved enough for the Terriers to secure their Championship status, the win in their penultimate game that ensured safety ironically being the one to send Leeds back into the top-flight.

The battle at the bottom of the table ended up being one of the tightest in the history of the second tier, with all three relegation spots left wide open going into the last game – and in the end, it was ultimately Hull City, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic who dropped into League One; Hull's relegation came after a complete collapse in form in the second half of the season, the accumulation of just six points after New Year's Day and the sale of key players Kamil Grosicki and Jarred Bowen helping to condemn the Tigers to the third tier for the first time since 2005. Wigan controversially took the second spot, suffering a 12-point deduction for entering administration and falling into the bottom three after the final whistle as a result, despite an outstanding run of form after the season resumed that included an 8–0 win at home over Hull. Charlton Athletic suffered immediate relegation back to the third tier, the London club being left to rue a run of just one win between the middle of October and the end of January despite securing some positive results in their closing games. Having been nearly adrift at the turn of the year, Luton Town saw a resurgence of their own that saw them fight their way to safety, the Hatters being helped by the return of influential manager Nathan Jones during the suspension, whilst Barnsley defied the odds and poor form in the first half of the season to secure their place in the second tier.

League One

With the season postponed in March, clubs in both League One and League Two found enough votes to agree to end the season - using Points-Per-Game to help solidify a final points total, both Coventry City and Rotherham United were automatically promoted; the Sky Blues' promotion came just three years after relegation to League Two and eight years after having fallen out of the second tier, marking a remarkable turn of events for the club despite off-field issues that saw them being forced to groundshare with Birmingham City, whilst the Millers secured a second instant return to the Championship in two years (making this the fourth consecutive season that they moved between the Championship and League One), in spite of having fallen off the top of the table just prior to the season being suspended. The final qualifying spot was taken by Wycombe Wanderers, who stormed through the play-offs to record the Buckinghamshire club's first ever promotion to the Championship; whilst they had dropped off the top of the table over the festive period and then dropped further down, the Chairboys recovered enough before the season was postponed to ensure a third-place finish through Points-Ger-Game and give long-term manager Gareth Ainsworth his second promotion with the club in three seasons.

Losing out in the play-off final were Oxford United, who missed out on a chance to return to the second tier for the first time since the end of the 20th century; nonetheless, the U's enjoyed a fantastic season, which included making the quarter-finals of the League Cup and thrashing Premier League side West Ham 4–0 along the way. A poor start to the season ultimately cost Sunderland a second successive chance of promotion despite an improvement with new manager Phil Parkinson, whilst a superb start for Ipswich Town completely fell apart in the New Year, consigning the Tractor Boys to another season in the third tier; both clubs had advocated resuming the season. Lincoln City were another club who had started well, giving hope for a second promotion in a row, but a poor start under new management after the departure of Danny Cowley to Huddersfield Town saw results drop off, leaving them closer to relegation in the table - nevertheless, safety was secured by virtue of the season ending early, a decision that gave fellow promoted side Milton Keynes Dons a second season in League One.

Bury's season practically ended before it started, financial troubles ultimately seeing the club expelled from the Football League altogether, the first team to suffer this fate since Maidstone United in 1992. As a result, only three teams were relegated when the season concluded; Bolton Wanderers, Southend United and Tranmere Rovers. Bolton's relegation came amid similar finance issues to Bury, though they were able to find new ownership to avoid expulsion; however, their points deduction would have had no bearing on their battle to escape the drop, as terrible early-season form and a lack of wins helped consign the Trotters to a second consecutive relegation, meaning they would be playing in the fourth tier for the first time since 1988. Southend United fared little better, only finishing above Bolton because of the points deduction and only avoiding conceding 100 goals because of the season finishing early, suffering relegation after five seasons in the third tier. Despite finding form in the early months of 2020, Tranmere could not escape the relegation zone before the season was suspended and suffered an immediate relegation back to League Two - though they did have some positives in their season, including managing to come from 3–0 down to hold Watford in the FA Cup at Vicarage Road and then beat them in the replay.

See main article: 2019–20 EFL League One.

League Two

As with League One, League Two also opted to end the season early following its postponement in March - this gave Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle automatic promotion. Just three years after falling into the fourth tier, Swindon finally picked up enough points to return to League One, thanks in part to the impressive goal-scoring efforts of Irish forward Eoin Doyle. Crewe's promotion came four years after suffering relegation themselves and to the surprise of many, considering their previous campaigns had seen them either only avoid relegation or finish in mid-table; nevertheless, the Railwaymen enjoyed a good season before it had been postponed, managing to win promotion with the most goals scored. Having just missed out on avoiding the drop into League Two the previous season, Plymouth bounced back in style as they sealed an immediate return to the third tier, thanks in part to the experience of new manager Ryan Lowe, who had helped expelled club Bury to promotion the previous year despite off-field problems. Taking the final spot via the play-offs were Northampton Town, who ended a two-year spell outside of the third tier in dramatic style; the Cobblers had actually lost five out of seven league games prior to the season being suspended, a run that nearly saw them fall out of the play-off places altogether, before losing their first play-off leg - however, the team rallied and processed to win both the second leg and then the final at Wembley by big scorelines, ending Keith Curle's first full season as manager in some style.

Exeter City endured another troubling attempt at promotion, having been largely in the top three for most of the season before falling into the play-offs before the suspension of the season; whilst they achieved a comeback result in the playoffs, their crushing loss at the hands of Northampton Town ensured a third play-off final loss in four seasons. Missing out on the play-offs as a result of the usage of Points-Per-Game were Bradford City, despite looking like they would bounce back from relegation the previous year, Forest Green Rovers, who were looking to build on having made the play-off semi-finals the previous year, and even Salford City, who defied all their critics and took to their first season in the Football League very well. Following the unexpected and tragic death of manager Justin Edinburgh weeks after they had been promoted, a poor run of results at several points in the early months of the season saw Leyton Orient likely to suffer relegation - but despite this, the club pulled through and escaped the drop following the vote to end the season, giving hope the O's would build on the success of Edinburgh's promotion.

Because of Bury's demise, only one club was relegated from the Football League this season (the League Two clubs initially voted for no movement between the Football League and National League to take place this season, but this plan was subsequently vetoed by the Football Association). Ultimately, Stevenage finished bottom and appeared set to return to the National League after a decade, following a dismal season in which they had four different managers, and fell to the foot of the table in late September and never left it. However, Macclesfield Town lost a total of seventeen points for various financial transgressions during the course of the season; the last four of those deducted points were initially suspended until the following season, but an appeal by the Football League and Stevenage saw them instead applied to this season, causing Macclesfield to instead finish bottom and return to the National League after just two years; they would ultimately never take their place in that league, however, as their financial problems proved insurmountable, resulting in the club folding a few weeks into the 2020–21 season, and thus making this the final season that they completed. The combination of Bury's demise and Macclesfield's points deductions saved Morecambe, who were statistically the second-worst team after Stevenage, from relegation to the National League.

See main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two.

National League Top Division

See main article: 2019–20 National League. As with League One and League Two, the National League curtailed its season, with the final placings decided on points-per-game. Barrow therefore finished top and returned to the Football League for the first time since 1972; the longest gap that any team has had between leaving the Football League (either via automatic relegation or the prior election system) and re-entering it via automatic promotion. Harrogate Town, who were in second place prior to the suspension of the season, won the play-offs and entered the Football League for the first time in their history.

Chorley finished in last place after a dismal season, in which they were on the verge of relegation even before the season's suspension cemented this outcome. AFC Fylde's fortunes declined sharply after two consecutive play-off finishes, and they were left to rue a poor run of results which dumped them into the relegation spots and ultimately sealed their fate when the season was suspended. Ebbsfleet United, who like Fylde enjoyed two strong finishes in the previous season, filled the final relegation spot; they had actually been outside the relegation zone prior to the season's suspension, but dropped into it on points-per-game in place of Maidenhead United. Maidenhead would themselves have been relegated, but were reprieved as the result of Bury's demise.

League play-offs

Football League play-offs

See main article: 2020 English Football League play-offs.

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See main article: 2020 EFL Championship play-off Final.

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See main article: 2020 EFL League One play-off Final.

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See main article: 2020 EFL League Two play-off Final.

National League play-offs

=Final

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See main article: 2020 National League play-off Final.

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Cup competitions

FA Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Cup.

Final

See main article: 2020 FA Cup Final.

EFL Cup

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup.

Final

See main article: 2020 EFL Cup Final.

Community Shield

See main article: 2019 FA Community Shield.

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

Final

See main article: 2020 EFL Trophy Final.

FA Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 FA Trophy. The final was rescheduled for 27 September 2020 however this was postponed as the FA hoped to have spectators in the final. The date was then agreed for 3 May 2021 behind closed doors as a suitable solution could not be reached to be played with fans.[6]

Final

Women's football

FA Women's Super League

See main article: 2019–20 FA WSL.

FA Women's Championship

See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's Championship.

FA Women's National League

See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's National League.

Division One South West

Cup competitions

FA Women's Cup

See main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup.

Final

See main article: 2020 Women's FA Cup Final. The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 November 2020.[7]

FA Women's League Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup.

Final

See main article: 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final.

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Luton Town Mick HarfordEnd of caretaker spell4 May 2019Pre-season Graeme Jones[8] 7 May 2019
Walsall Martin O'Connor Darrell Clarke10 May 2019
Scunthorpe United Andy Dawson Paul Hurst13 May 2019
Plymouth Argyle Kevin Nancekivell Ryan Lowe5 June 2019
Gillingham Mark Patterson Steve Evans[9] 21 May 2019
Oldham Athletic Pete WildResigned Laurent Banide11 June 2019
Queens Park Rangers John Eustace[10] End of caretaker spell5 May 2019 Mark Warburton[11] 8 May 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion Chris HughtonSacked13 May 2019[12] Graham Potter20 May 2019[13]
West Bromwich Albion James Shan[14] End of caretaker spell14 May 2019 Slaven Bilić[15] 13 June 2019
Mansfield Town David FlitcroftSacked John Dempster14 May 2019
Middlesbrough Tony Pulis[16] End of contract17 May 2019 Jonathan Woodgate[17] 14 June 2019
Swansea City Graham PotterSigned by Brighton & Hove Albion20 May 2019 Steve Cooper[18] 13 June 2019
Bury Ryan Lowe[19] Signed by Plymouth Argyle5 June 2019 Paul Wilkinson[20] 2 July 2019
Hull City Nigel Adkins[21] End of contract8 June 2019 Grant McCann[22] 21 June 2019
Leyton Orient Justin EdinburghDied Ross Embleton (interim)19 June 2019
Chelsea Maurizio SarriSigned by Juventus16 June 2019[23] Frank Lampard[24] 4 July 2019
Birmingham City Garry Monk[25] Sacked18 June 2019 Pep Clotet20 June 2019
Doncaster Rovers Grant McCannSigned by Hull City21 June 2019 Darren Moore[26] 10 July 2019
Nottingham Forest Martin O'Neill[27] Sacked28 June 2019 Sabri Lamouchi[28] 28 June 2019
Newcastle United Rafael Benítez[29] End of contract30 June 2019 Steve Bruce[30] 17 July 2019
Derby County Frank LampardSigned by Chelsea4 July 2019 Phillip Cocu[31] 5 July 2019
Blackpool Terry McPhillips[32] End of contract5 July 2019 Simon Grayson[33] 6 July 2019
Sheffield Wednesday Steve Bruce[34] Resigned15 July 2019 Lee Bullen15 July 2019
Macclesfield Town Sol CampbellMutual consent15 August 20198th Daryl McMahon19 August 2019
Huddersfield Town Jan SiewertSacked16 August 201920th Danny Cowley[35] 9 September 2019
Bolton Wanderers Phil Parkinson[36] Resigned21 August 201923rd Keith Hill[37] 31 August 2019
Southend United Kevin Bond[38] Resigned6 September 201922nd Sol Campbell[39] 22 October 2019
Lincoln City Danny CowleySigned by Huddersfield Town9 September 20195th Michael Appleton[40] 20 September 2019
Watford Javi Gracia[41] Sacked7 September 201920th Quique Sánchez Flores7 September 2019
Oldham Athletic Laurent Banide[42] Sacked19 September 201921st Dino Maamria19 September 2019
Millwall Neil Harris[43] Resigned3 October 201918th Gary Rowett[44] 21 October 2019
Barnsley Daniel Stendel[45] Resigned8 October 201923rd Gerhard Struber[46] 20 November 2019
Sunderland Jack Ross[47] Sacked8 October 20196th Phil Parkinson[48] 17 October 2019
Reading José Manuel Gomes[49] Sacked9 October 201922nd Mark Bowen[50] 14 October 2019
AFC Wimbledon Wally Downes[51] Mutual Agreement20 October 201921st Glyn Hodges[52] 23 October 2019
Morecambe Jim Bentley[53] Resigned28 October 201924th Derek Adams[54] 7 November 2019
Stoke City Nathan Jones[55] Sacked1 November 201923rd Michael O'Neill[56] 8 November 2019
Milton Keynes Dons Paul Tisdale[57] Sacked2 November 201921st Russell Martin[58] 3 November 2019
Cardiff City Neil Warnock[59] Mutual Agreement11 November 201914th Neil Harris[60] 16 November 2019
Carlisle United Steven Pressley[61] Sacked13 November 201919th Chris Beech[62] 26 November 2019
Leyton Orient Carl Fletcher[63] Sacked14 November 201916th Ross Embleton14 November 2019
Grimsby Town Michael Jolley[64] Sacked15 November 201918th Ian Holloway[65] 29 December 2019
Tottenham Hotspur Mauricio Pochettino[66] Sacked19 November 201914th José Mourinho[67] 20 November 2019
Arsenal Unai Emery[68] Sacked29 November 20198th Mikel Arteta[69] 20 December 2019
Watford Quique Sánchez Flores[70] Sacked1 December 201920th Nigel Pearson[71] 6 December 2019
Crawley Town Gabriele Cioffi[72] Mutual consent2 December 201917th John Yems[73] 5 December 2019
Everton Marco Silva[74] Sacked5 December 201918th Carlo Ancelotti[75] 21 December 2019
Mansfield Town John Dempster[76] Sacked14 December 201918th Graham Coughlan[77] 17 December 2019
Bristol Rovers Graham CoughlanSigned by Mansfield Town17 December 20194th Ben Garner[78] 23 December 2019
West Ham United Manuel Pellegrini[79] Sacked28 December 201917th [80] 29 December 2019
Macclesfield Town Daryl McMahon[81] Resigned2 January 202022nd Mark Kennedy[82] 16 January 2020
Cambridge United Colin Calderwood[83] Sacked29 January 202018th Mark Bonner[84] 9 February 2020
Scunthorpe United Paul Hurst[85] Sacked29 January 202015th Russ Wilcox[86] 12 February 2020
Bradford City Gary Bowyer[87] Sacked3 February 20208th Stuart McCall[88] 4 February 2020
Blackpool Simon Grayson[89] Sacked12 February 202015th Neil Critchley[90] 2 March 2020
Stevenage Graham Westley[91] Resigned16 February 202024th Alex Revell[92] 16 February 2020
Luton Town Graeme Jones[93] Mutual Consent24 April 202023rd Nathan Jones[94] 28 May 2020
Burton Albion Nigel Clough[95] Resigned18 May 202012th Jake Buxton18 May 2020
Bolton Wanderers Keith Hill[96] End of Contract12 June 202023rd Ian Evatt[97] 1 July 2020
Middlesbrough Jonathan Woodgate[98] Sacked23 June 202021st Neil Warnock23 June 2020
Southend United Sol Campbell[99] Sacked30 June 202022nd Mark Molesley[100] 13 August 2020
Birmingham City Pep Clotet[101] Mutual consent8 July 202017th Steve Spooner
Craig Gardner (Caretakers)		31 July 2020
Huddersfield Town Danny Cowley[102] Sacked19 July 202018th Danny Schofield (Caretaker)23 July 2020
Watford [103] Sacked19 July 202017th (interim)[104] 19 July 2020

Deaths

Retirements

Clubs removed

Diary of the season

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: EFL statement: Coronavirus update . English Football League. 21 July 2020 . 13 March 2020.
  3. News: Coronavirus: All football below National League to end . BBC Sport . 26 March 2020.
  4. Web site: We're excited at the return of the Premier League . Premier League . 17 June 2020 . 20 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Everything you need to know to watch this weekend's Sky Bet Championship action . English Football League. 19 June 2020 . 20 July 2020.
  6. Web site: BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE FINALS FOR 2020 AND 2021 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR WEMBLEY. www.thefa.com. 11 March 2021.
  7. Web site: The Women's FA Cup Final 2020. The Football. Association. nhc-ws-cd.ncms-ase1.p.azurewebsites.net.
  8. News: Jones named Luton boss for next season . BBC Sport . 2 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Steve Evans: Gillingham name former Leeds and Peterborough boss as new manager. BBC Sport. 21 May 2019. 2 July 2019.
  10. News: Caretaker boss John Eustace rules himself out of running for Queens Park Rangers job. HITC Sport. 5 May 2019. 15 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Mark Warburton named QPR manager. 8 May 2019. Queens Park Rangers. 8 May 2019 .
  12. Web site: Chris Hughton: Brighton sack manager after 17th-placed finish in Premier League. 20 May 2019. 13 May 2019. BBC Sport.
  13. Web site: Graham Potter appointed new Brighton manager after leaving Swansea. 20 May 2019. 13 May 2019. BBC Sport.
  14. Web site: Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion to reach Championship play-off final. BBC Sport. 14 May 2019. 17 May 2019.
  15. News: Slaven Bilic: West Bromwich Albion name ex-West Ham manager as head coach. 13 June 2019. BBC Sport. BBC. 13 June 2019.
  16. Web site: Tony Pulis: Middlesbrough part with boss after missing out on play-offs. BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. 17 May 2019.
  17. News: Jonathan Woodgate: Middlesbrough confirm ex-England defender as head coach . BBC Sport . 14 June 2019.
  18. News: England Under-17 coach Steve Cooper named Swansea City boss. 13 June 2019. BBC Sport. BBC. 13 June 2019.
  19. Web site: Ryan Lowe: Plymouth Argyle appoint Bury manager as new boss. BBC Sport. 5 June 2019. 2 July 2019.
  20. Web site: Paul Wilkinson: Bury appoint Truro City boss as manager. BBC Sport. 2 July 2019. 2 July 2019.
  21. News: Nigel Adkins: Hull City boss to leave club at end of contract. 8 June 2019. BBC Sport. BBC. 8 June 2019.
  22. Web site: Grant McCann: Hull City appoint Doncaster Rovers boss as head coach. 22 June 2019. 21 June 2019. BBC Sport.
  23. Web site: Maurizio Sarri: Juventus appoint Chelsea manager. 16 June 2019. 16 June 2019. BBC Sport.
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